THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Republican voters across the Delta followed the rest of Mississippi yesterday in choosing Lt. Governor Tate Reeves over former state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. as their party’s nominee for Governor. In the other statewide GOP races, Lynn Fitch defeated Andy Taggart to win…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Polls in Mississippi are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM today for runoff elections with Republican voters choosing candidates for Governor and Attorney General. Lt. Governor Tate Reeves received 49% of the vote and former state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller got 33% three…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Four more Mississippi counties are eligible for public assistance for debris removal, road repairs, and other storm recovery projects. On Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency added Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, and Yazoo counties to a disaster declaration in response to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding…
CHICOT COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — A Eudora man who was injured in a crash ten days ago has died. The Arkansas State Police revealed that 45-year-old Jeramy Hagood passed away on Wednesday from injuries he suffered when the northbound Chevrolet Silverado he was driving left the roadway, ran into…
HELENA-WEST HELENA, AR (Ben Caxton) — A Helena-West Helena police officer who was seen in a viral video pointing a gun at a man and dragging him out of a moving car has been fired from the city’s police force for violating department policy. Officer Terry Daugherty and his partner…
ASHLEY COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — A 49-year-old Ashley County, Arkansas man will be spending the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty by a jury last week of first-degree murder. Anthony Dewayne Brown got into a fight with 47-year-old Jesse Burton in Parkdale on New Year’s…
EL DORADO, AR (Ben Caxton) — Two years ago Conifex Timber announced it was spending $80 million to renovate and restart the old Georgia pacific sawmill in Eldorado. Yesterday they announced the mill will close anyway within the next sixty days throwing its 92 employees out of work. The company’s…
PINE BLUFF, AR (Ben Caxton) — A Little Rock teacher and a friend are in the hospital after being shot trying to buy a car in Pine Bluff. Police say Matthew Mellor, principal of Lawson Elementary School in Little Rock, drove to Pine Bluff on Sunday with a friend Dennis…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Dangerous heat is expected to continue across the Delta today. Forecasters say heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees will be possible by late morning and through the afternoon and are warning people that precautions should be taken when heading outside. Temperatures reached to…
LITTLE ROCK, AR (Ben Caxton) — Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show the Arkansas Democratic Party nearly $80,000 in the red. Party Chairman Michael John Gray blamed the shortfall in Arkansas swinging from being a reliably blue state to overwhelmingly Republican. Allegations of financial reporting errors have surfaced…
